Which is right?
□1. School is the north Taiwan were closed during the typhoon.
□2. School is the north of Taiwan were closed during the typhoon.
1. School is the north Taiwan were closed during the typhoon.
○2. School is the north of Taiwan were closed during the typhoon.
表示一地在一個國家內東、西、南、北的方向時應用in the...of,介係詞of不可少。如粗略表示方位時可用eastern, western, southern, northern表示。
When you use "east", "west", "north" and "south" to refer to a place within a country, the correct phrase is "in the ... of". If you want to refer to a large, more vague area, use "eastern", "western", "northern" and "southern", e.g. "Northern Taiwan is more industrialized than southern Taiwan.